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Alabama-based Kimber has made a big move to dominate the double-stack 1911 pistol space by offering the new DS Warrior series. 

Debuting at SHOT Show in Las Vegas last week, the Kimber DS 1911 Warrior--borrowing from the company's classic old Warrior line-- is offered in not just 9mm but also .45 ACP, 10mm, and .38 Super chamberings. Further, besides the standard 5-inch Government barrel format, they are also producing a 6-inch longslide hunter style Warrior in 10mm. 
 

Kimber DS 1911 Warrior
The standard format Warrior is optics-ready, uses an RMR optics footprint, and runs a 5-inch barrel. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com.)
Kimber DS 1911 Warrior
The slides are tastefully blank, sans any huge rollmarks. (Thank you, Kimber)


The longslide is a beast, and will surely be a hit with backcountry folks and handgun hunters. 
 

Kimber DS 1911 Warrior longslide
A conceptual design using custom Cerakote and a TLR-9, which looks small on the massive accessory rail of the 10mm longslide 1911 DS Warrior. 


All models are optics-ready for RMR-pattern mounts under a TAG cover plate with a fixed rear sight. The pistols use Kimber’s internal 1911-style extractor, a bushing system barrel, mil-spec guide rod, and a match-grade trigger. They use stainless Checkmate 2011-pattern mags with the 9mm and .38 Super variant shipping with a 17+1 flush and 20+1 extended, while the 10mm goes 11+1/13+1 and the .45 ACP 15+1/18+1

Best yet, they are made in Alabama-- not imported-- and have an MSRP that starts at $1,099 and tops out at $1,350 for the 6-inch 10mm model. That's a good bit less than even the Springfield Prodigy and on par with Turkish-made guns. 
 

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation DS 1911 Warrior
Kimber also had the new compensated Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation DS 1911 Warrior on display, with a tasteful alpine motif. "Coming soon."

Video by Ben Philippi. 

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